College notebook: FCS playoffs unlikely after two more conferences cancel fall season

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Published
August 7, 2020

College notebook: FCS playoffs unlikely after two more conferences cancel fall season

More than 70 of the 127 Football Championship Subdivision schools have said they will not play this fall, after decisions Friday by the Big Sky Conference and Pioneer League.
Published
August 6, 2020

Notre Dame opens ACC play against Duke, won’t play Navy for first time since 1927

The ACC announces its schedule and Notre Dame, which is giving up its football independence and competing for the conference title, loses its annual game with Navy.
Published
August 5, 2020

Division III cancels fall championships as NCAA passes on making the call

The NCAA Board of Governors allowed each division to decide about its fall championships, and Division III officials took just a few hours to cancel the events and say they would not be made up in the spring.
Published
August 5, 2020

Big Ten football conference-only season set to begin on Labor Day weekend

Commissioner Kevin Warren still says 'we're approaching this entire process on a day-to-day basis' and the conference remains 'prepared to delay or cancel competition.'
Published
August 5, 2020

UConn calls off football season because of virus concerns – the first FBS school to cancel

COVID-19 is the driving factor, but the decision was made a bit easier for independent UConn when other schools – including UMaine – took the Huskies off their schedules.
Published
August 4, 2020

Pac-12 officials respond to football players threatening opt-outs

League officials agree to meet with student-athletes representing more than 400 Pac-12 players who are part of the #WeAreUnited movement.
Published
July 31, 2020

Is it even worth trying to pull off a college football season?

Paul Newberry: The reduced, bubble-like schedules are effectively a Hail Mary to save a season that, frankly, may not be worth saving at this point.
Published
July 24, 2020

NCAA delays decision about Division I fall championships after pleas for patience

More than two dozen Division I conferences urged the NCAA to delay its decisions until a majority of leagues figure out a regular-season plan.
Published
July 24, 2020

Sources: Notre Dame could drop football independent status, join ACC for 2020

Under a proposal in this pandemic-ravaged season, Notre Dame would play a full schedule as a member of the ACC, and not as an independent.
Published
July 21, 2020

Uncertainty abounds as college teams scramble to replace canceled games

With the ACC, Big 12 and SEC still yet to decide whether or not to play football this fall, many schools are left in a financial lurch by losing games that can potentially bring in millions.